# Van Wilder: Freshman Year (2009)

> A mischievous freshman wages a raunchy campaign to win a campus crush and overturn the repressive social order at his college.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/11966

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Comedy, Romance
- Director: Harvey Glazer
- Cast: Jonathan Bennett, Kristin Cavallari, Kurt Fuller, Steve Talley, Nestor Aaron Absera, Nick Nicotera, Jerry Ray Shea, Meredith Giangrande
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1276434/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: irreverent, raunchy, witty, late night comedy viewing, college movie marathon

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